Saturday, August 16, 2008

My reaction on UiTM students' demonstration

Selangor MB Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim proposed that 10% of enrolment to Uitm should be opened to non bumiputera, with the intention of promoting positive competition and integration of races.

Thousands of Uitm students stood up to protest Tan Sri's proposal. These are reasons i read from others' blogs: sacrifice bumi's privilege, threaten the position of bumi in nation, 10% of bumi population will have no chance to study, non bumis are rich to send children oversea, it's an politics trick, don't query Bumi's absolute privilige, chinese has UTar,keep away from Uitm....etc. Even worse, some did mention if it is to be opened to other races, Bumi will "mengemis" and see others "kaya raya"...OMG. Heart ache when i read someone wrote, why MB bother to open 10% to non Bumis while he can actually think how to shut down Chinese and Tamil primary in Malaysia? What a serious racism. sigh......but still, there are some modernised Malays friends who support the suggestion with mature point of view. Bravo, brother!


As a malaysian chinese, sometimes i feel frustrated for all these issue. I have a lot of malay buddies, i love them even though they have more priviledges than me. My achievement here is what i strive for long. Unfair?Oh yeah, yes it is, but it is being stated in Perlembagaan regarding Hak Bumiputera.

A suggestion to open 10% has already created a hue and cry, i doubt the maturity of these students, frankly. To think other races as a threat is really pathetic. I feel pitiful for that. I'm no longer competing for University Quota but i always ask my brother to study hard. I have to say, "if u get a bad result, u definitely can't get what u want; if u get the best result, it can't guarantee a place in local u, but at least u have chance and offer from other countries". So sad. I think malaysian chinese have adapted and used to this situation, at least i am. It'a a matter of comparing an apple and an watermelon, non bumis vs Bumi, not debatable as we are not born as a bumiputera.

I'm not a fighter and i hate politics. But i think it's better to use time wisely, rather than having a parade/ demo...showing how childish those people. If i'm given choices, i don't really want to go Uitm and being surrounded by those anti-chinese and anti-India who they think Malaysia is all theirs.

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I choose to do my best and accept who am i and where i live. Life is never fair, it's all depend on how u judge and live.

All of above is my humble view of today's nation and current issues, sorry for any offences.

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